Cybernetics and systems theory Books
Hampton Press The Systems View of The World
Book SynopsisThere is more to science than observation, experiment and mathematical formulas: There is also an implicit and vitally important view of the world. This book is the fruit of over three decades of research by Ervin Laszlo, foremost systems scientist and integrative thinkier; it is a clear and comprehensive statement of what the new sciences tell us about living nature, the universe, and ourselves.Understanding the meaning behind the complex formulas of scientists is more important today than ever before: The holistic and integrative revolution at the end of the century is as rapid and profound as the Einsteinian and quantum revolution was at its beginning. Physicists, cosmologists, biologists, ecologists, and cognitive scientists, together with chaos theorists and cyberneticians, are discovering consistency in nature; the basic and universal laws of evolution and self-organization. Their students project a view of the world that is not mechanistic and atomistic: It is organic and holistic--a view of dynamic wholes, self-creative systems. Grasping the contours of this view is to come to understand the world as it is now discovered by leading-edge scientists. This book is part of the essential literacy of our age.Table of Contents Preface. The Atomistic View And The Systems View. Why Science Shifts its Sights. The Rise of the Systems Sciences. A Contrast of Worldviews. What Is A System? The Systems View Of Nature. Proposition One: Natural Systems Are Wholes with Irreducible Properties. Proposition Two: Natural Systems Maintain Themselves in a Changing Environment. Proposition Three: Natural Systems Create Themselves in Response to Self-Creativity in Other Systems. Proposition Four: Natural Systems are Coordinating Interfaces in Nature's Holarchy. The Systems View Of Ourselves. Our Cosmic Origins. Our Place in the Universe. Consciousness. Culture. The Nature of Value. The Question of Norms. Determinism and Freedom. A Role for Religion. Selected Writings On Evolution And Society. Index.
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Business Expert Press Rethinking Information Technology Asset
Book SynopsisMost IT directors and ITAM (Information Technology Asset Management) team leads learn on the job. ITAM is specialized enough that one cannot pick-up all the nuances without a lot of mistakes and pratfalls. This book, then, will help accelerate the ITAM program, set baselines for proper measures of success, and ensure both business leadership and the ITAM team are speaking the same language. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Worldwide enterprise IT spending estimate is $3.9 trillion USD for 2020, and expected to continue to increase at about 10% per year. However, software publishers estimate they are losing out on an addition $46.3 billion USD yearly revenue due to software piracy and volume license key abuses. To make up these losses, software companies engage in a policy of ‘auditing’ their existing customers to ensure software contract compliance.68% of all US companies can expect to be hit and fined by a software audit in any given 12-month period, with an average fine of $500,000 USD per audit event. Corporate ITAM initiatives keep failing because they are following the wrong methodology. Asset management should be an exercise of epistemology (as opposed to the transactional or accountancy methods most businesses use today). Epistemology is the philosophical study of knowledge: what do you know, and how can you prove it. Pragmatic ITAM will take the reader through a brief review of three Western philosophers: Socrates, Rene Descartes, and Blaise Pascal, and present 7 of their basic tenants on the topic. The next section uses these philosophical tenants to explain the ISO/IEC’s reasoning in building out their best business standards for corporate ITAM teams. The reader can then better interpret the “data lake.”
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Technology and Anti-Money Laundering: A Systems
Book SynopsisThis insightful book examines the influence of information systems on anti-money laundering (AML). It builds on systems theory in order to develop a coherent theoretical framework that can be used for AML research.By using a case study of a major financial institution in the EU-area, a number of technological influences on AML are deconstructed and are used to examine the role that technology plays within AML. The book provides a systems theoretical description of the effects of technology on AML and offers considerations on the risk-based approach - the most important contemporary evolution within regulatory initiatives on AML and terrorism financing. Technology and Anti-Money Laundering will appeal to researchers of financial crime and AML as well as those interested in information systems and systems theory. A number of considerations for practitioners are also discussed, including the risk-based approach and the integration of AML-technology in financial institutions, as well as an important data-mining application. Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs) in financial institutions and central bankers will also find much of interest in this book.Trade Review‘. . . a stimulating look at the hard work done in many specialisms that collectively seek to combat money laundering.’ -- Sally Ramage, The Criminal Lawyer‘While there is much noise about the control of money laundering, there are few whose work is able to rise above the din and in clear notes contribute in a constructive manner to the debate. This work is not only an intelligent discussion of many of the substantive issues relating to the control of money laundering, but a great deal more. Drawing on systems theory and seeing the control of money laundering particularly from the standpoint of technology as complex and integral to the proper and effective operation of financial institutions, the author addresses in a novel and practical way the design and management of risk based compliance. The theory is tested, not only in terms of viable technology, but also in an actual case study involving real issues in a bank. Consequently, those concerned with the formulation of policy, the design of controls and procedures and the implementation of such will find the contribution that this book makes of great significance.’ -- Barry Rider, Bryan Cave LLP, UK‘This book avoids the usual trap of interminably listing AML war stories. Instead Dr. Demetis presents a solid theoretical foundation for AML research and practice. He gives a damning critique of the way so-called technological solutions are used uncritically by some AML professionals, and analyses the risk-based approach, describing its problems and ways of avoiding them. He presents a fascinating in-depth case study of a financial institution, and a short case of a bank using technology to improve its True Positive Rate substantially to 17 per cent.’ -- Ian Angell, London School of Economics, UK‘Dr Demetis makes a great contribution to our understanding of anti-money laundering at both a systems and practical level. [He] writes as someone who not only thinks deeply about these issues but, as the in-depth case examples show, has tried to see how far technology can address some audacious goals. Readers will learn that while risk-based approaches to anti-money laundering have been an interesting regulatory development, practical implementation, despite the hype of technology vendors, is “still at a primordial state”.’ -- Michael Mainelli, Gresham College and Z/YEN Group, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Introduction to Anti-Money Laundering 3. On Systems Theory 4. The Case Study of Drosia Bank 5. Systems Theory – A Theory for AML 6. The Risk-based Approach and a Risk-based Data-mining Application References Index
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Estimation and Control of Dynamical Systems
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive presentation of classical and advanced topics in estimation and control of dynamical systems with an emphasis on stochastic control. Many aspects which are not easily found in a single text are provided, such as connections between control theory and mathematical finance, as well as differential games.The book is self-contained and prioritizes concepts rather than full rigor, targeting scientists who want to use control theory in their research in applied mathematics, engineering, economics, and management science. Examples and exercises are included throughout, which will be useful for PhD courses and graduate courses in general.Dr. Alain Bensoussan is Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair at UT Dallas and Director of the International Center for Decision and Risk Analysis which develops risk management research as it pertains to large-investment industrial projects that involve new technologies, applications and markets. He is also Chair Professor at City University Hong Kong.Trade Review“This book is a great resource for graduate students and those who want to learn and understand stochastic control theory. It is also a great read for experts who want to gain a broader overview of the subject and wish to see connections between different techniques. … this is an excellent book and a great complement to the current offering in stochastic control.” (Jan Palczewski, SIAM Review, Vol. 62 (1), 2020)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- State Representation of Linear Dynamical Systems.- Optimal Control of Linear Dynamical Systems.- Estimation Theory.- Further Techniques of Estimation.- Compliments on Probability Theory.- Filtering Theory in Continuous Time.- Stochastic Control of Linear Dynamic Systems with Full Information.- Stochastic Control of Linear Dynamical Systems with Partial Information.- Deterministic Optimal Control.- Stochastic Optimal Control.- Additional Results for BSDE.- Stochastic Control Problems in Finance.- Stochastic Control for Non-Markov Processes.- Principal Agent Control Problems.- Differential Games.- Stackelberg Differential Games.- Target Problems.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Elon Lima - Selected Papers
Book SynopsisThis book contains all research papers published by the distinguished Brazilian mathematician Elon Lima. It includes the papers from his PhD thesis on homotopy theory, which are hard to find elsewhere. Elon Lima wrote more than 40 books in the field of topology and dynamical systems. He was a profound mathematician with a genuine vocation to teach and write mathematics.Table of ContentsComments on some mathematical contributions of Elon Lima.- The Spanier-Whitehead duality in new homotopy categories.- Stable Postnikov invariants and their duals.- Commuting vector fields on 2-manifolds.- On the local triviality of the restriction map for embeddings.- Commuting vector fields on S2.- Common singularities of commuting vector fields on 2-manifolds.- Commuting vector fields on S3.- Isometric immersions with semi-definite second quadratic forms.- Immersions of manifolds with non-negative sectional curvatures.- Orientability of smooth hypersurfaces and the Jordan-Brouwer separation theorem.- The Jordan-Brouwer separation theorem for smooth hypersurfaces.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Smart Sensors for Industrial Internet of Things:
Book SynopsisThis book brings together the latest research in smart sensors technology and exposes the reader to myriad industrial applications that this technology has enabled. The book emphasizes several topics in the area of smart sensors in industrial real-world applications. The contributions in this book give a broader view on the usage of smart sensor devices covering a wide range of interdisciplinary areas like Intelligent Transport Systems, Healthcare, Agriculture, Drone communications and Security.By presenting an insight into Smart Sensors for Industrial IoT, this book directs the readers to explore the utility and advancement in smart sensors and their applications into numerous research fields. Lastly, the book aims to reach through a mass number of industry experts, researchers, scientists, engineers, and practitioners and help them guide and evolve to advance research practices.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Section 1: Industrial Internet of things (IIoT).- Introduction to Industrial Internet of things (IIoT).- IIoT Architecture.- IIoT Key Technologies .- IIoT Use Cases.- Section 2: Smart Sensors for IIoT.- How Smart? – Role of Smart Sensors in IIoT.- Challenges to IIoT Smart Sensor Manufacturing and Deployment.- Section 3: IIoT Smart.- Sensors and Business Aspects.- Smart Sensor IIoT Businesses.- Predictive Analytics with Sensor Data.- Efficient Business Predictions .- Section 4: IIoT Smart Sensors Potential and Applications.- Potential and Importance of Smart Sensors for IIoT.- Real-World Applications of Smart Sensor IIoT.- Section 5: IIoT Smart Sensor Case Studies.- Connected Vehicles – Intelligent Transport Systems.- Internet of Drones.- Precision Farming/Agriculture.- Healthcare.- Conclusion.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Truncated Predictor Based Feedback Designs for
Book SynopsisThis monograph is the first of its kind to present innovative research results on truncated predictor feedback (TPF) designs for general linear systems with input delay. Beginning with a brief review of time delay systems, the first half of the book focuses on TPF with a constant feedback parameter. Both state feedback and output feedback are considered. It is established that TPF achieves stabilization in the presence of an arbitrarily large bounded delay if the open loop system is not exponentially unstable. Examples are presented to illustrate that TPF may fail to stabilize an exponentially unstable system when the delay is sufficiently large. Bounds on the delay are then established under which stabilization can be achieved. The second half of the book explores variations of the TPF laws designed with a non-constant feedback parameter to accommodate unknown delays and improve closed-loop performance. The authors employ a step-by-step approach to presenting the ultimate result on a completely delay-independent feedback law. Truncated Predictor Based Feedback Designs for Linear Systems with Input Delay will appeal to control engineers, control theorists, and graduate students studying control systems. This volume will also be a valuable resource for engineers and applied mathematicians interested in dynamic systems with time delays.Table of ContentsPreface.- Notation.- Introduction.- Truncated Predictor Feedback for Continuous-Time Linear Systems.- Truncated Predictor Feedback for Continuous-Time Linear Systems for Discrete-Time Linear Systems.- Truncated Predictor Feedback for Exponentially Unstable Linear Systems.- Delay Independent Truncated Predictor Feedback.- Adaptive Feedback Laws to Accommodate Unknown Delay.- Conclusions.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Rational and Applied Mechanics: Volume 1.
Book SynopsisAvailable for the first time in English, this two-volume course on theoretical and applied mechanics has been honed over decades by leading scientists and teachers, and is a primary teaching resource for engineering and maths students at St. Petersburg University.The course addresses classical branches of theoretical mechanics (Vol. 1), along with a wide range of advanced topics, special problems and applications (Vol. 2). This first volume of the textbook contains the parts “Kinematics” and “Dynamics”. The part “Kinematics” presents in detail the theory of curvilinear coordinates which is actively used in the part “Dynamics”, in particular, in the theory of constrained motion and variational principles in mechanics. For describing the motion of a system of particles, the notion of a Hertz representative point is used, and the notion of a tangent space is applied to investigate the motion of arbitrary mechanical systems. In the final chapters Hamilton-Jacobi theory is applied for the integration of equations of motion, and the elements of special relativity theory are presented.This textbook is aimed at students in mathematics and mechanics and at post-graduates and researchers in analytical mechanics.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- SECTION I. KINEMATICS.- Point kinematics.- Kinematics of the rigid solid.- Composite motion.- SECTION II. DYNAMICS.GENERAL ASPECTS OF THEORETICAL MECHANICS. FUNDAMENTALS OF ANALYTICAL MECHANICS.- Particle dynamics.- System dynamics.- Constrained motion.- Small oscillations of systems.- Dynamics of the rigid solid.- Variational.- principles in mechanics.- Statics.- Integration of equations in mechanics.- Elements of the special relativity theory.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Recent Trends in Naval Engineering Research
Book SynopsisThis multidisciplinary volume is the second in the STEAM-H series to feature invited contributions on mathematical applications in naval engineering. Seeking a more holistic approach that transcends current scientific boundaries, leading experts present interdisciplinary instruments and models on a broad range of topics. Each chapter places special emphasis on important methods, research directions, and applications of analysis within the field. Fundamental scientific and mathematical concepts are applied to topics such as microlattice materials in structural dynamics, acoustic transmission in low Mach number liquid flow, differential cavity ventilation on a symmetric airfoil, Kalman smoother, metallic foam metamaterials for vibration damping and isolation, seal whiskers as a bio-inspired model for the reduction of vortex-induced vibrations, multidimensional integral for multivariate weighted generalized Gaussian distributions, minimum uniform search track placement for rectangular regions, antennas in the maritime environment, the destabilizing impact of non-performers in multi-agent groups, inertial navigation accuracy with bias modeling.Carefully peer-reviewed and pedagogically presented for a broad readership, this volume is perfect to graduate and postdoctoral students interested in interdisciplinary research. Researchers in applied mathematics and sciences will find this book an important resource on the latest developments in naval engineering. In keeping with the ideals of the STEAM-H series, this volume will certainly inspire interdisciplinary understanding and collaboration.Table of ContentsIntroductory Chapter: Mathematical Sciences and Naval Engineering Research.- Microlattice Materials and their potential applications in structural dynamics and acoustics.- Alternative Approach to Cagniard Method for Transient Ocean Acoustic Modeling.- Acoustic transmission in a low Mach number liquid flow.- Lift Production using Differential Cavity Ventilation.- An Exact Solution for a Kalman Smoother.- Metallic Foam Metamaterials for Vibration Damping and Isolation.- The other Navy Seals: Seal Whiskers as a Bio-Inspired Model for the Resolution of Vortex Induced Vibrations.- A series of multidimensional integral identities with applications to multivariate weighted generalized Gaussian Distributions.- Minimum Uniform Track Placement for Rectangular Regions.- Antenna Behavior in the Maritime Environment.- The Destabilizing impact of Non-Performers in Multi-Agent Groups.- Improving Inertial Navigation Accuracy with Bias Modeling.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Bifurcation Theory of Impulsive Dynamical Systems
Book SynopsisThis monograph presents the most recent progress in bifurcation theory of impulsive dynamical systems with time delays and other functional dependence. It covers not only smooth local bifurcations, but also some non-smooth bifurcation phenomena that are unique to impulsive dynamical systems. The monograph is split into four distinct parts, independently addressing both finite and infinite-dimensional dynamical systems before discussing their applications. The primary contributions are a rigorous nonautonomous dynamical systems framework and analysis of nonlinear systems, stability, and invariant manifold theory. Special attention is paid to the centre manifold and associated reduction principle, as these are essential to the local bifurcation theory. Specifying to periodic systems, the Floquet theory is extended to impulsive functional differential equations, and this permits an exploration of the impulsive analogues of saddle-node, transcritical, pitchfork and Hopf bifurcations.Readers will learn how techniques of classical bifurcation theory extend to impulsive functional differential equations and, as a special case, impulsive differential equations without delays. They will learn about stability for fixed points, periodic orbits and complete bounded trajectories, and how the linearization of the dynamical system allows for a suitable definition of hyperbolicity. They will see how to complete a centre manifold reduction and analyze a bifurcation at a nonhyperbolic steady state.Trade Review“This book is more than a textbook and more than a research monograph. It can be considered as a guiding book to be used in both theoretical and applied research of various level (graduate students, post-graduates, senior).” (Vladimir Răsvan, zbMATH 1467.37001, 2021)Table of ContentsImpulsive functional differential equations.- Preliminaries.- General linear systems.- Linear periodic systems.- Nonlinear systems and stability.- Invariant manifold theory.- Smooth bifurcations.- Finite-dimensional ordinary impulsive differential equations.- Preliminaries.- Linear systems.- Stability for nonlinear systems.- Invariant manifold theory.- Bifurcations.- Special topics and applications.- Continuous approximation.- Non-smooth bifurcations.- Bifurcations in models from mathematical epidemiology and ecology.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Inductive Links for Wireless Power Transfer:
Book SynopsisThis book presents a system-level analysis of inductive wireless power transfer (WPT) links. The basic requirements, design parameters, and utility of key building blocks used in inductive WPT links are presented, followed by detailed theoretical analysis, design, and optimization procedure, while considering practical aspects for various application domains. Readers are provided with fundamental, yet easy to follow guidelines to help them design high-efficiency inductive links, based on a set of application-specific target specifications. The authors discuss a wide variety of recently proposed approaches to achieve the maximum efficiency point, such as the use of additional resonant coils, matching networks, modulation of the load quality factor (Q-modulation), and adjustable DC-DC converters. Additionally, the attainability of the maximum efficiency point together with output voltage regulation is addressed in a closed-loop power control mechanism. Numerous examples, including MATLAB/Octave calculation scripts and LTspice simulation files, are presented throughout the book. This enables readers to check their own results and test variations, facilitating a thorough understanding of the concepts discussed. The book concludes with real examples demonstrating the practical application of topics discussed. Covers both introductory and advanced levels of theory and practice, providing readers with required knowledge and tools to carry on from simple to advanced wireless power transfer concepts and system designs; Provides theoretical foundation throughout the book to address different design aspects; Presents numerous examples throughout the book to complement the analysis and designs; Includes supplementary material (numerical and circuit simulation files) that provide a "hands-on" experience for the reader; Uses real examples to demonstrate the practical application of topics discussed. Table of ContentsIntroduction to Wireless Power Transfer.- Inductive Wireless Power Transfer.- Inductive Link: Practical Aspects.- Back telemetry.- Achieving the Optimum Operating Point (OOP).- Adaptive circuits to track the Optimum Operating Point (OOP).- Closed-loop WPT links.- System Design Examples.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Controllability of Singularly Perturbed Linear
Book SynopsisThis monograph provides a comprehensive analysis of the control of singularly perturbed time delay systems. Expanding on the author’s previous work on controllability of linear systems with delays in the state and control variables, this volume’s comprehensive coverage makes it a valuable addition to the field. Each chapter is self-contained, allowing readers to study them independently or in succession.After a brief introduction, the book systematically examines properties of different classes of singularly perturbed time delay systems, including linear time-dependent systems with multiple point-wise and distributed state delays. The author then considers more general singularly perturbed systems with state and control delays. Euclidean space controllability for all of these systems is also discussed, using numerous examples from real-life models throughout the text to illustrate the results presented. More technically complicated proofs are presented in separate subsections. The final chapter includes a section dedicated to non-linear time delay systems.This book is ideal for researchers, engineers, and graduate students in systems science and control theory. Other applied mathematicians and researchers working in biology and medicine will also find this volume to be a valuable resource.Trade Review“This book is a comprehensive description of known results on the controllability of possibly non-autonomous two-time-scales singularly perturbed control systems with linear dynamics. … The results are based on a series of papers by the author himself. The proofs given in the book provide more details, and most results are obtained here in a generalized setting … . All results are richly illustrated by academic and application oriented examples.” (Mario Sigalotti, Mathematical Reviews, October, 2022)The book is rich in content and detailed in proof. One of the biggest features of this book is that theoretical results, obtained in the book, are illustrated by numerous examples … which is more convenient for readers to read and understand. The book can be helpful for researchers and engineers, working in … electrical engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering … .” (Liping Chen, zbMATH 1472.93014, 2021)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Singularly Perturbed Linear Time Delay Systems.- Euclidean Space Output Controllability of Linear Systems with State Delays.- Complete Euclidean Space Controllability of Linear Systems with State and Control Delays.- First-Order Euclidean Space Controllability Conditions for Linear Systems with Small State Delays.- Miscellanies
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Emergence of Cyber Physical System and IoT in
Book Synopsis Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) integrate computing and communication capabilities by monitoring and controlling the physical systems via embedded hardware and computers. This book brings together new and futuristic findings on IoT, Cyber Physical Systems and Robotics leading towards Automation and solving issues of various critical applications in Real-time. The book initially overviews the concepts of IoT, IIoT and Cyber Physical Systems followed by various critical applications and discusses the latest designs and developments that provide common solutions for the convergence of technologies. In addition, the book specifies methodologies, algorithms and other relevant architectures in various fields that include Automation, Robotics, Smart Agriculture and Industry 4.0.The book is intended for practitioners, enterprise representatives, scientists, students and Ph.D Scholars in hopes of steering research further towards cyber physical systems design and development and implementation across various domains. Additionally, this book can be used as a secondary reference, or rather one-stop guide, by professionals for real-life implementation of cyber physical systems.The book highlights:• A Critical Coverage of various domains: IoT, Cyber Physical Systems, Industry 4.0, Smart Automation and related critical applications.• Advanced elaborations for target audiences to understand the conceptual methodology and future directions of cyber physical systems and IoT.• An approach towards Research Orientations to enable researchers to point out areas and scope for implementation of Cyber Physical Systems in several domains for better productivity. Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Efficient Data Handling for Massive Internet of
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on recent advances and different research areas in multi-modal data fusion under healthcare informatics and seeks out theoretical, methodological, well-established and validated empirical work dealing with these different topics. This book brings together the latest industrial and academic progress, research, and development efforts within the rapidly maturing health informatics ecosystem. Contributions highlight emerging data fusion topics that support prospective healthcare applications. The book also presents various technologies and concerns regarding energy aware and secure sensors and how they can reduce energy consumption in health care applications. It also discusses the life cycle of sensor devices and protocols with the help of energy-aware design, production, and utilization, as well as the Internet of Things technologies such as tags, sensors, sensing networks, and Internet technologies. In a nutshell, this book gives a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art theories and techniques for massive data handling and access in medical data and smart health in IoT, and provides useful guidelines for the design of massive Internet of Medical Things. Table of ContentsChapter 1. An Overview of the Internet of Medical Things and its Modern Perspective.- Chapter 2. Big medical data analytics under Internet of Things.- Chapter 3. Big Medical Data Analytics using Sensor Technology.- Chapter 4. Smart Healthcare Technologies for Massive Internet of Medical Things.- Chapter 5. Sensor Informatics of IoT, AR/VR, and MR in Healthcare Applications.- Chapter 6. Body Sensor Networks as emerging trends of technology in health care system: Challenges and Future.- Chapter 7. Smart sensors technologies for Healthcare system.- Chapter 8. Cloud and IoMT-based Big Data Analytics system during COVID-19 pandemic.- Chapter 9. Remote human’s health and activities monitoring using wearable sensor based system- a review.- Chapter 10. A Healthcare Resource Management Optimization Framework for ECG Biomedical Sensors.- Chapter 11. Diabetes Detection and Sensor Based Continuous Glucose Monitoring – A Deep Learning Approach.- Chapter 12. ‘Sensing the Mind’-An Exploratory Study About Sensors used in E-Health and M-Health Applications for Diagnosis of Mental Health Condition.- Chapter 13. Role of Sensors, Devices and Technology for Detection of COVID-19 Virus.- Chapter 14. Implementation of Internet of Medical Things (IoMT): Clinical and Policy Implications.- Chapter 15. Applicability of Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Industry: Applications, Challenges & Solutions.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Constructive Fractional Analysis with
Book SynopsisThis book includes constructive approximation theory; it presents ordinary and fractional approximations by positive sublinear operators, and high order approximation by multivariate generalized Picard, Gauss–Weierstrass, Poisson–Cauchy and trigonometric singular integrals. Constructive and Computational Fractional Analysis recently is more and more in the center of mathematics because of their great applications in the real world. In this book, all presented is original work by the author given at a very general level to cover a maximum number of cases in various applications. The author applies generalized fractional differentiation techniques of Riemann–Liouville, Caputo and Canavati types and of fractional variable order to various kinds of inequalities such as of Opial, Hardy, Hilbert–Pachpatte and on the spherical shell. He continues with E. R. Love left- and right-side fractional integral inequalities. They follow fractional Landau inequalities, of left and right sides, univariate and multivariate, including ones for Semigroups. These are developed to all possible directions, and right-side multivariate fractional Taylor formulae are proven for the purpose. It continues with several Gronwall fractional inequalities of variable order. This book results are expected to find applications in many areas of pure and applied mathematics. As such this book is suitable for researchers, graduate students and seminars of the above disciplines, also to be in all science and engineering libraries.Table of ContentsVariable order general fractional integral inequalitie.- Variable order fractional integral inequalities for spherical shell.- Left fractional integral inequalities of E.R. Love type.- Right side fractional integral inequalities of E.R. Love type.- General fractional Landau inequalities.- Abstract fractional Landau inequalities.- Fractional Landau inequalities of Riemann-Liouville type.- Generalized Canavati fractional Landau inequalities.- Sequential left abstract fractional Landau inequalities.- Iterated left abstract generalized fractional Landau inequalities.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Rudiments of Signal Processing and Systems
Book SynopsisThis book is intended to be a little different from other books in its coverage. There are a great many digital signal processing (DSP) books and signals and systems books on the market. Since most undergraduate courses begin with signals and systems and then move on in later years to DSP, I felt a need to combine the two into one book that was concise yet not too overburdening. This means that students need only purchase one book instead of two and at the same time see the flow of knowledge from one subject into the next. Like the rudiments of music, it starts at the very beginning with some elementary knowledge and builds on it chapter by chapter to advanced work by chapter 15. I have been teaching now for 38 years and always think it necessary to credit the pioneers of the subjects we teach and ask the question “How did we get to this present stage in technological achievement”? Therefore, in Chapter 1 I have given a concise history trying to not sway too much away from the subject area. This is followed by the rudimentary theory in increasing complexity. It has already been taught successfully to a class at Auckland University of Technology New Zealand.Table of ContentsFrom the content: Introduction and basic signal properties.- Dynamic systems introduction.- Further introductory topics in Signals and Systems.- Frequency-domain properties of signals.- Sampling of signals and discrete mathematical methods.- Properties of discrete-time systems and signals.- A more complete picture.- FIR Filter design.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Methods of Mathematical Modelling and Computation
Book SynopsisThis book contains several contemporary topics in the areas of mathematical modelling and computation for complex systems. The readers find several new mathematical methods, mathematical models and computational techniques having significant relevance in studying various complex systems. The chapters aim to enrich the understanding of topics presented by carefully discussing the associated problems and issues, possible solutions and their applications or relevance in other scientific areas of study and research. The book is a valuable resource for graduate students, researchers and educators in understanding and studying various new aspects associated with complex systems. Key Feature • The chapters include theory and application in a mix and balanced way. • Readers find reasonable details of developments concerning a topic included in this book. • The text is emphasized to present in self-contained manner with inclusion of new research problems and questions.Table of ContentsOn the diffusion with decaying time dependent diffusivity: Formulations and approximate solutions pertinent to diffusion in concretes.- Laminar convection of power-law fluids in differentially heated closed region: CFD analysis.- Mathematical perspective of Hodgkin-Huxley model and bifurcation analysis.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Perspectives in Dynamical Systems I: Mechatronics
Book SynopsisThis volume is part of collection of contributions devoted to analytical and experimental techniques of dynamical systems, presented at the 15th International Conference “Dynamical Systems: Theory and Applications”, held in Łódź, Poland on December 2-5, 2019. The wide selection of material has been divided into three volumes, each focusing on a different field of applications of dynamical systems.The broadly outlined focus of both the conference and these books includes bifurcations and chaos in dynamical systems, asymptotic methods in nonlinear dynamics, dynamics in life sciences and bioengineering, original numerical methods of vibration analysis, control in dynamical systems, optimization problems in applied sciences, stability of dynamical systems, experimental and industrial studies, vibrations of lumped and continuous systems, non-smooth systems, engineering systems and differential equations, mathematical approaches to dynamical systems, and mechatronics.Table of ContentsOn the vibrational analysis for the motion of a rotating cylinder (Bek).- Nonlinear dynamics of the hierarchic system of oscillators (Skurativskyi).- Nonlinear dynamics of flexible mesh cylindrical panels in the white noise's field (Krylova).- A system for improving directional stability involving individual braking of 1, 2, or 3 wheels of articulated rigid body vehicles (Skurjat).- An experimental observation of the spatial motions of strings in resonance points under the planar excitation (Kim).- A delta-robot-based test bench for validation of smart products (Siqueira).- Towards online transient simulation of a real heat pump (Zamojski).- Mathematical approach to assess a human gait (Ludwicki).- Role of the immune system in AIDS-defining malignancies (Maurício de Carvalho).- Bio-Inspired Tactile Sensing: Distinction of the overall object contour and macroscopic surface features (Scharff).- Modelling and control of a lower limb exoskeleton driven by linear actuators (Grzelczyk).- Uncertainties in the movement and measurement of a hexapod robot (Kecskés).- The dynamics analysis of a spatial linkage with flexible links and imperfect revolute joints (Augustynek).- Application of homogenous transformations in dynamic analysis of truck trailers (Harlecki).- Improving capabilities of constitutive modeling of shape memory alloys for solving dynamic problems via application of neural networks (Martowicz).- Modeling of electro-hydraulic servo-drive for advanced control system design (Mozaryn).- Assessment of implementation of neural networks in on-board dynamic payload weighing systems (Kosiara).- Lower limb rehabilitation exoskeleton with a back support – mechanical design (Jarzyna).- Impact wave propagation in a thin elastic isotropic plate (Klimenda).- Optimal rendezvous with proportional navigation unmanned aerial vehicle (Cherkasov).- Geometry optimization of aeroelastic energy harvester (Sarbinowski).- Rolling heavy ball over the surface with arbitrary shape in real Rn3 space (Hedrih).- Explicit model for surface waves on an elastic half-space coated by a thin vertically inhomogeneous layer (Prikazchikov).- Bending vibration systems which are complementary with respect to eigenvalues (Behn).
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Perspectives in Dynamical Systems II:
Book SynopsisThis volume is part of collection of contributions devoted to analytical and experimental techniques of dynamical systems, presented at the 15th International Conference “Dynamical Systems: Theory and Applications”, held in Łódź, Poland on December 2-5, 2019. The wide selection of material has been divided into three volumes, each focusing on a different field of applications of dynamical systems.The broadly outlined focus of both the conference and these books includes bifurcations and chaos in dynamical systems, asymptotic methods in nonlinear dynamics, dynamics in life sciences and bioengineering, original numerical methods of vibration analysis, control in dynamical systems, optimization problems in applied sciences, stability of dynamical systems, experimental and industrial studies, vibrations of lumped and continuous systems, non-smooth systems, engineering systems and differential equations, mathematical approaches to dynamical systems, and mechatronics.Table of ContentsNonlinear modelling and control of self-balancing human transporter (Makkar).- Nonlinear tourist flows in Barcelona (Trullols).- Convergence of dual infinity series (Klimenda).- Full spectrum analysis for studying the backward whirl in accelerated rotor systems (Alshudeifat).- Switched Reluctance Motor dynamic eccentricity modelling (Lorencki).- Harmonic transfer path analysis of a wine refrigerator (Hörtnagel).- Risk related prediction for recurrent stroke and post-stroke epilepsy using Fractional Fourier Transform analysis of EEG signals (Dulf).- Chaos, bifurcations and strange attractors in environmental radioactivity dynamics of some geosystems (Ternovsky).- Dynamics of chains as a tool to study thermomechanical properties of proteins (Weber).- Evaluation of the crane’s actuators strength based on the results obtained from dynamics model (Urbaś).- Nonlinear dynamics of atomic and molecular systems in an electromagnetic field: Deterministic chaos and strange attractors (Glushkov).- Deterministic chaos, bifurcations and strange attractors in nonlinear dynamics of relativistic backward-wave tube (Ternovsky).- Detection of chaotic behavior of the dynamical system using methods of deformable active contours (Ruchkin).- Dynamics of sensing element of micro- and nanoelectromechanical sensors as anisotropic size-dependent plate (Barulina).- Dynamic analysis and damage of composite layered plates reinforced by unidirectional fibers subjected low velocity impact (Soukup).- Identification of nonlinear joint interface parameters using instantaneous power flow balance approach (Rajan).- Numerical procedure for sensitivity analysis of hybrid systems (Pytlak).- Asymptotic stability of fractional variable order discrete-time equations with terms of convolution operators (Mozyrska).- Dynamics of circular plates under selected heat loadings (Doneva).- A Rulkov neuronal model with Caputo fractional variable-order differences of convolution type (Mozyrska).- Electrostatically actuated initially curved micro beams: analytical and finite element modelling (Mozhgova).- Numerical and analytical investigation of chatter suppression by parametric excitation (Dohnal).- Nonlinear study of a pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) under superharmonic resonance condition using method of multiple scales (Kalita).- Two-mode long-wave low-frequency approximations for anti-plane shear deformation of a high-contrast asymmetric laminate (Kaplunov).- A study on the coefficient of restitution effect on single-sided vibro-impact nonlinear energy sink (Saeed).
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Perspectives in Dynamical Systems III: Control
Book SynopsisThis volume is part of collection of contributions devoted to analytical and experimental techniques of dynamical systems, presented at the 15th International Conference “Dynamical Systems: Theory and Applications”, held in Łódź, Poland on December 2-5, 2019. The wide selection of material has been divided into three volumes, each focusing on a different field of applications of dynamical systems.The broadly outlined focus of both the conference and these books includes bifurcations and chaos in dynamical systems, asymptotic methods in nonlinear dynamics, dynamics in life sciences and bioengineering, original numerical methods of vibration analysis, control in dynamical systems, optimization problems in applied sciences, stability of dynamical systems, experimental and industrial studies, vibrations of lumped and continuous systems, non-smooth systems, engineering systems and differential equations, mathematical approaches to dynamical systems, and mechatronics.Table of ContentsOn the spinning motion of a disc under the influence a gyrostatic moment (Gamiel).- Suppression of impact oscillations in a railway current collection system with an additional oscillatory system (Nishiyama).- On Qualitative Analysis of Lattice Dynamical System of Two- and Three-Dimensional Biopixels Array: Bifurcations and Transition to Chaos (Martsenyuk).- Response sensitivity of damper-connected adjacent structural systems subjected to fully non-stationary random excitations (Genovese).- Analysis of switching strategies for the optimization of periodic chemical reactions with controlled flow-rate (Zuyev).- Quaternion based free-floating space manipulator dynamics modeling using the dynamically equivalent manipulator approach (Jarzębowska).- Slosh analysis on a full car model with SDRE control and hydraulic damper (Balthazar).- A comparison of the common types of nonlinear energy sinks (Saeed).- Stability of three wheeled narrow vehicle (Weigel-Milleret).- Testing and analysis of vibrations of a tension transmission with a thermally sealed belt (Szymański).- Modeling and experimental tests on motion resistance of double-flange rollers of rubber track systems due to sliding friction between the rollers and guide lugs of rubber tracks (Chołodowski).- Structural dynamic response of the coupling between transmission lines and tower under random excitation (Machado).- Experimental assessment of the test station support structure rigidity by the vibration diagnostics method (Šmeringaiová).- Experimental dynamical analysis of a mechatronic analogy of the human circulatory system (Olejnik).- Robust design of inhibitory neuronal networks displaying rhythmic activity (Taylor).- Nonlinear dynamics of the industrial city's atmospheric ventilation: New differential equations model and chaos (Buyadzhi).- Biomechanical analysis of different foot morphology during standing on a dynamic support surface (Shu).- Comparison of various fractional order controllers on a poorly damped system (Birs).- Asymptotic analysis of submerged spring pendulum motion in liquid (Amer).- Parametric identification of non linear structures using Particle Swarm Optimization based on power flow balance criteria (Rajan).- Vibration and buckling of laminated plates of complex form under in-plane uniform and non-uniform loading (Linnik).- Dynamical systems and stability in fractional solid mechanics (Beda).- Stability of coupled systems of stochastic Cohen-Grossberg neural networks with time delays, impulses and Markovian switching (Tojtovska).- Stability of steady states with regular or chaotic behaviour in time (Mikhlin).- Modelling of torsional vibrations in a motorcycle steering system (Dębowski).- Free vibration frequencies of simply supported bars with variable cross section (Szlachetka).- On dynamics of a rigid block on visco-elastic foundation (Garziera).
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Innovations in Industrial Engineering
Book SynopsisThis book covers a variety of topics in the field of industrial engineering, with a special focus on research and industrial applications aimed at both improving quality of processes and products and contributing to a sustainable economy. Based on a set of papers presented at the 1st International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”, ICIE, held in Guimarães, Portugal, on June 28–30, 2021, it focuses on innovative technologies associated with and strategies for the development of Industry 4.0. The chapters discuss new ways to improve industrial production and supply chain management by applying mathematical and computational methods. They also cover important issues relating to sustainability, education, and collaborations between industry and universities, and national developments. This book, which belongs to a three-volume set, provides engineering researchers and professionals with a timely overview and extensive information on trends and technologies behind the current and future developments of Industry 4.0. Table of ContentsMachining process time series data analysis with a decision support tool.- Machining process time series data analysis with a decision support tool.- Stainless steel deep hole drilling with EDM.- Experimental Research of the Tribological Properties of D-gun Sprayed WC – Co Coatings.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Behavioral Synthesis for Hardware Security
Book SynopsisThis book presents state-of-the-art research results from leading electronic design automation (EDA) researchers on automated approaches for generating cyber-secure, smart hardware. The authors first provide brief background on high-level synthesis principles and motivate the need for secure design during behavioral synthesis. Then they provide readers with synthesis techniques for six automated security solutions, namely, hardware obfuscation, hardware Trojan detection, IP watermarking, state encoding, side channel attack resistance, and information flow tracking. Provides a single-source reference to behavioral synthesis for hardware security; Describes automatic synthesis techniques for algorithmic obfuscation, using code transformations; Includes behavioral synthesis techniques for intellectual property protection. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Background.- Techniques for algorithm-level obfuscation during high-level synthesis.- High-level synthesis of key based obfuscated RTL datapaths.- RTL Hardware IP protection Using Key-Based Control and Data Flow Obfuscation.- Empirical Word-Level Analysis of Arithmetic Module Architectures for Hardware Trojan Susceptibility.- Behavioral synthesis techniques for intellectual property protection.- Exploring Low Cost Optimal Watermark for Reusable IP Cores During High Level Synthesis.- High-Level Synthesis for Side-Channel Defense.- On state encoding against power analysis attacks for finite state controllers.- Examining the consequences of high-level synthesis optimizations on power side-channel.- Towards a timing attack aware high-level synthesis of integrated circuits.- High-Level Synthesis with Timing-Sensitive Information Flow Enforcement.- Mitigating information leakage during critical communication using S*FSM.- Shielding Heterogeneous MPSoCs From Untrustworthy 3PIPs Through Security-Driven Task Scheduling.- Securing industrial control system with high level synthesis.- Conclusions and open research problems.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Thermoacoustic Instability: A Complex Systems
Book SynopsisThis book systematically presents the consolidated findings of the phenomenon of self-organization observed during the onset of thermoacoustic instability using approaches from dynamical systems and complex systems theory. Over the last decade, several complex dynamical states beyond limit cycle oscillations such as quasiperiodicity, frequency-locking, period-n, chaos, strange non-chaos, and intermittency have been discovered in thermoacoustic systems operated in laminar and turbulent flow regimes. During the onset of thermoacoustic instability in turbulent systems, an ordered acoustic field and large coherent vortices emerge from the background of turbulent combustion. This emergence of order from disorder in both temporal and spatiotemporal dynamics is explored in the contexts of synchronization, pattern formation, collective interaction, multifractality, and complex networks. For the past six decades, the spontaneous emergence of large amplitude, self-sustained, tonal oscillations in confined combustion systems, characterized as thermoacoustic instability, has remained one of the most challenging areas of research. The presence of such instabilities continues to hinder the development and deployment of high-performance combustion systems used in power generation and propulsion applications. Even with the advent of sophisticated measurement techniques to aid experimental investigations and vast improvements in computational power necessary to capture flow physics in high fidelity simulations, conventional reductionist approaches have not succeeded in explaining the plethora of dynamical behaviors and the associated complexities that arise in practical combustion systems. As a result, models and theories based on such approaches are limited in their application to mitigate or evade thermoacoustic instabilities, which continue to be among the biggest concerns for engine manufacturers today. This book helps to overcome these limitations by providing appropriate methodologies to deal with nonlinear thermoacoustic oscillations, and by developing control strategies that can mitigate and forewarn thermoacoustic instabilities. The book is also beneficial to scientists and engineers studying the occurrence of several other instabilities, such as flow-induced vibrations, compressor surge, aeroacoustics and aeroelastic instabilities in diverse fluid-mechanical environments, to graduate students who intend to apply dynamical systems and complex systems approach to their areas of research, and to physicists who look for experimental applications of their theoretical findings on nonlinear and complex systems.Table of Contents1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction to thermoacoustic instability and its consequences 1.2 Mechanisms that cause thermoacoustic instability 1.2.1 Flame surface area modulations 1.2.2 Equivalence ratio fluctuations 1.2.3 Coherent structures in the flow 1.2.4 Entropy waves 1.3 Mechanisms that damp thermoacoustic instability 1.4 Current approaches: Acoustic oscillations driven by unsteady combustion, network modelling, and eigenvalues 1.5 Why do we need a nonlinear description? 1.6 Nonlinearities in a thermoacoustic system 1.7 Thermoacoustic stability analysis: Acoustic vs dynamical systems approach 1.8 Beyond limit cycles 1.9 Thermoacoustic instability in turbulent combustors 1.10 Transition to thermoacoustic instability in turbulent reacting flow systems 1.10.1 Is combustion noise deterministic or stochastic? 1.10.2 Studying the transition to thermoacoustic instability in “noisy” systems 1.10.3 Noise induced transition, stochastic bifurcation and Fokker-Planck equation 1.10.4 Is ‘signal plus noise’ paradigm the right way to go about? 1.11 Alternate perspectives 1.11.1 Combustion noise is chaos 1.11.2 Intermittency presages the onset of thermoacoustic instability 1.11.3 Multifractal description of combustion noise and its transition to thermoacoustic instability 1.11.4 Complex networks 1.11.5 On the importance of being nonlinear 1.11.6 Reductionist vs complex systems approach 1.12 References 2 Introduction to Dynamical Systems Theory 2.1 Dynamical system 2.1.1 Conservative and dissipative dynamical systems 2.1.2 Modeling dynamical systems as discrete and continuous functions of time 2.2 Linear approximation of one-dimensional systems 2.2.1 Two-dimensional linear systems 2.3 Bifurcations and their classification 2.3.1 Saddle-node bifurcation 2.3.2 Transcritical bifurcation 2.3.3 Pitchfork bifurcation 2.3.4 Hopf bifurcation 2.4 Signals and their classification 2.4.1 Limit cycle oscillations 2.4.2 Period-= oscillations 2.4.3 Quasiperiodic oscillations 2.4.4 Chaotic oscillations 2.4.5 Difference between strange chaotic, strange nonchaotic, and chaotic nonstrange attractors 2.4.6 Intermittency 2.5 Routes to chaos 2.5.1 Period-doubling route to chaos 2.5.2 Quasiperiodic route to chaos 2.5.3 Intermittency route to chaos 2.6 Phase space reconstruction 2.6.1 Selection of optimum time delay () 2.6.2 Selection of the minimum emending dimension (d) 2.7 Poincaré map (or Poincaré section or return map) 2.8 Recurrence plots 2.8.1 Cross recurrence plots 2.8.2 Joint recurrence plot 2.8.3 Recurrence quantification analysis 2.9 References 3 Bifurcation to Limit Cycle Oscillations in Laminar Thermoacoustic Systems 3.1 A brief history of Rijke-type thermoacoustic systems 3.2 Bifurcation characteristics of a deterministic thermoacoustic system 3.3 Noise-induced transition, triggering, and stochastic bifurcation to limit cycle 3.3.1 Effect of noise on hysteresis (or bistability) of a subcritical Hopf bifurcation 3.3.2 Stochastic (or P) bifurcation 3.3.3 Triggering in thermoacoustic systems 3.4 References 4 Thermoacoustic Instability: Beyond Limit Cycle Oscillations 4.1 Bifurcation of thermoacoustic instability beyond the state of limit cycle 4.2 Other dynamical states of thermoacoustic instability 4.2.1 Strange nonchaos 4.2.2 Intermittency 4.3 Routes to chaos for thermoacoustic oscillations 4.3.1 Period-doubling route to chaos 4.3.2 Ruelle-Takens-Newhouse route to chaos 4.3.3 Intermittency route to chaos 4.4 Nonlinear nature of flame-acoustic interactions 4.5 References 5 Thermoacoustic Instability is Self-Organization in a Complex System 5.1 Examples of complex systems 5.2 Nonlinearity: The reductionist’s nightmare 5.3 Emergence 5.4 Pattern formation 5.5 Order emerging from chaos 5.6 Onset of thermoacoustic instability in turbulent combustors 5.7 Fractals and multifractals 5.8 Collective interaction in complex systems 5.9 Complex networks 5.10 Why should we use complex systems approach to study thermoacoustic instability in turbulent combustors? 5.11 Practical applications 5.12 References 6 Intermittency - A State Precedes Thermoacoustic Instability and Blowout in Turbulent Combustors 6.1 Classification of sound waves generated by turbulent flame in a combustor 6.2 What is combustion noise? 6.2.1 Phase space dynamics of acoustic pressure fluctuations during combustion noise 6.2.2 0-1 test for chaos 6.3 What is thermoacoustic instability? 6.4 Transition from combustion noise to thermoacoustic instability in turbulent combustors 6.4.1 Reformulating the onset of thermoacoustic instability as a loss of chaos 6.4.2 Intermittency route to thermoacoustic instability 6.4.3 Characteristics of the intermittency signal 6.4.4 Bifurcation analysis of intermittency route to thermoacoustic instability 6.5 Phase space and recurrence analysis of the intermittency route to thermoacoustic instability 6.6 Intermittency route to flame blowout 6.7 Type of intermittency en-route to thermoacoustic instability and its scaling laws 6.8 References 7 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Flow, Flame, and Acoustic Fields during the Onset of Thermoacoustic Instability 7.1 Pattern formation 7.2 The emergence of patterns during the onset of thermoacoustic instability 7.3 Collective interaction of large-scale vortices during thermoacoustic instability 7.4 References 8 Synchronization of Self-excited Acoustics and Turbulent Reacting Flow Dynamics 8.1 Basics of synchronization of coupled oscillators 8.2 Mutual synchronization of the acoustic and turbulent reactive flow fields during the transition to thermoacoustic instability 8.2.1 Coupled behavior of the acoustic field and the heat release rate field in a turbulent combustor 8.2.2 Synchronization of the acoustic pressure and the global heat release rate signals during the onset of thermoacoustic instability 8.2.3 Spatiotemporal synchronization of the turbulent reacting flow field with the duct acoustics 8.3 Forced synchronization of limit cycle oscillations in thermoacoustic systems 8.3.1 Forced response of the self-excited acoustic field 8.3.2 Forced synchronization of limit cycle oscillations in a horizontal Rijke tube 8.3.3 Characteristics of the acoustic field and the heat release rate field during forced synchronization in a laminar combustor 8.3.4 Forced synchronization of multi-frequency (quasiperiodic and chaotic) thermoacoustic oscillations 8.3.5 Characteristics of forced synchronization of limit cycle oscillations in turbulent combustors 8.3.6 Forced synchronization of self-excited oscillations in the hydrodynamic field 8.4 References 9 Model for Intermittency Route to Thermoacoustic Instability 9.1 Governing equations for the one-dimensional fluid flow. 9.1.1 Continuity equation 9.1.2 Momentum equation 9.1.3 Energy equation 9.1.4 Linearized governing equations for the acoustic field 9.2 Model for intermittency route to thermoacoustic instability 9.3 References 10 Multifractal Analysis of a Turbulent Thermoacoustic System 10.1 Fractals 10.2 The Hurst exponent and fractal properties 10.3 Multifractals 10.4 Methods of multifractal analysis 10.4.1 Multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MFDFA) 10.4.2 Box-counting method 10.5 Combustion noise is multifractal and thermoacoustic instability is a loss of multifractality 10.6 Multifractal analysis during the transition to a flame blowout 10.7 Multifractal analysis of spatial flame structures during stable and unstable operation 10.8 References 11 Complex Network Approach to Thermoacoustic Systems 11.1 An introduction to complex networks 11.2 Measures of complex networks 11.3 Types of complex networks 11.3.1 Regular networks 11.3.2 Random network 11.3.3 Small-world networks 11.3.4 Scale-free networks 11.4 Complex network approach to study temporal dynamics of thermoacoustic systems 11.4.1 Combustion noise is scale-free 11.4.2 The onset of thermoacoustic instability as a transition from scale-free to regular networks 11.4.3 Small-world-like behavior of thermoacoustic instability using cycle network 11.4.4 Recurrence network topologies of different dynamical states of a thermoacoustic system 11.4.5 Directional dependence between the coupled acoustic pressure and heat release rate fluctuations using recurrence networks 11.5 Complex network approach to study spatial dynamics of thermoacoustic systems 11.5.1 Unweighted spatial networks of the time-averaged flow field using the Pearson coefficient 11.5.2 Weighted time-varying spatial networks obtained though acoustic power and vorticity fields 11.5.3 Weighted time-varying turbulence networks obtained though vorticity fields 11.6 References 12 Early Warning and Mitigation Strategies for Thermoacoustic Instability 12.1 Precursors for the onset of impending thermoacoustic instability . . . 418 12.2 Traditional approaches for passive and active controls of thermoacoustic instability 12.3 Control of thermoacoustic instability using methodologies from synchronization theory 12.3.1 Mitigation of thermoacoustic instability using amplitude death phenomenon 12.3.2 Open-loop control of thermoacoustic instability through asynchronous quenching 12.4 Identification of critical regions in the spatial reacting field 12.5 References 13 Oscillatory Instabilities in Other Fluid Systems 13.1 Aeroacoustic instabilities 13.2 Aeroelastic instabilities 13.3 References 14 Summary and Perspective 14.1 Temporal analysis 14.2 Spatiotemporal analysis 14.3 Mitigation Strategies 14.3.1 Evasion 14.3.2 Strategies based on the framework of synchronization theory 14.3.3 Smart passive control 14.4 Future issues 14.5 Final thoughts 14.6 References
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Nonstationary Systems: Theory and Applications:
Book SynopsisThis book offers an overview of current and recent methods for the analysis of the nonstationary processes, focusing on cyclostationary systems that are ubiquitous in various application fields. Based on the 13th Workshop on Nonstationary Systems and Their Applications, held on February 3-5, 2020, in Grodek nad Dunajcem, Poland, the book merges theoretical contributions describing new statistical and intelligent methods for analyzing nonstationary processes, and applied works showing how the proposed methods can be implemented in practice and do perform in real-world case studies. A significant part of the book is dedicated to nonstationary systems applications, with a special emphasis on those in condition monitoring. Table of Contents.-
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Internet of Things for Indoor Air Quality Monitoring
Book SynopsisThis book provides a synthesis for using IoT for indoor air quality assessment. It will help upcoming researchers to understand the gaps in the literature while identifying the new challenges and opportunities to develop healthy living spaces. On the other hand, this book provides insights about integrating IoT with artificial intelligence to design smart buildings with enhanced air quality. Consequently, this book aims to present future scope for carrying out potential research activities in this domain.Over the past few years, the Internet of Things (IoT) is proven as the most revolutionizing invention in the field of engineering and design. This technology has wide scope in automation and real-time monitoring. Indoor air quality assessment is one of the most important applications of IoT which helps in the development of smart and healthy living spaces. Numerous methods have been developed for air quality assessment to ensure enhanced public health and well-being. The combination of sensors, microcontrollers, and communication technologies can be used to handle the massive amount of field data to access the condition of building air quality.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Proceedings of the 2020 Conference of The
Book SynopsisThis book is comprised of the latest research into CSS methods, uses, and results, as presented at the 2020 annual conference of the Computational Social Science Society of the Americas (CSSSA). Computational social science (CSS) is the science that investigates social and behavioral dynamics through social simulation, social network analysis, and social media analysis. The CSSSA is a professional society that aims to advance the field of computational social science in all areas, including basic and applied orientations, by holding conferences and workshops, promoting standards of scientific excellence in research and teaching, and publishing research findings and results. The above-mentioned conference was held virtually, October 8 – 11, 2020. What follows is a diverse representation of new results and approaches to using the tools of CSS and agent-based modeling (ABM) in exploring complex phenomena across many different domains. Readers will therefore not only have the results of these specific projects upon which to build, along with a wealth of case-study examples that can serve as meaningful exemplars for new research projects and activities, they will also gain a greater appreciation for the broad scope of CSS.Table of ContentsDale Brearcliffe and Andrew Crooks: Creating Intelligent Agents: Combining Agent-Based Modeling with Machine LearningClaudius Gros: Envy splits societies into a lower and a upper classMarie Alaghband and Ivan Garibay: Effects of Non-Cognitive Factors on Post-Secondary Persistence of Deaf Students: An Agent-Based Modeling ApproachAndrew Collins: Comparing Agent-Based Modeling to Cooperative Game Theory and Human BehaviorPeter Chew and Jonathan Chew: Analyzing transnational narratives in Twitter: an unsupervised approach using PARAFACSantiago Núñez-Corrales, Milton Friesen, Srikanth Mudigonda, Rajesh Venkatachalapathy and Jeffrey Graham: In-Silico models with greater fidelity to social processes: towards ABM platforms with realistic concurrencySaeed Langarudi, Carlos Silva and Sam Fernald: Dynamics of Information Perception in Management of CommonsH. Van Dyke Parunak: Psychology from StigmergyEce Mutlu, Ivan Garibay and Amirarsalan Rajabi: CD-SEIZ: Cognition-Driven SEIZ Compartmental Model for the Prediction of Information Cascades on TwitterJiin Jung, Aaron Bramson, William Crano, Scott Page and John Miller: Cultural Drift, Indirect Minority Influence, Network Structure and Their Impacts on Cultural Change and DiversityLeticia Izquiero, Gamaliel Palomo, Arnaud Grignard, Luis Alonso, Mario Siller and Kent Larson: An agent-based model to evaluate the perception of safety in informal settlementsWilliam Leibzon: Study of Altruism as a Behavioral Trait in Game Theory Network Dynamics with Prisoner Dilemma GamesMatthew Koehler, David Slater, Garry Jacyna and James Thompson: Analyzing the potential impact of nonpharmaceutical interventions on the spread of COVID-19 (COVID-19 work in progress)Shigeaki Ogibayashi: An Agent-Based Model of Infectious Diseases that Incorporates the Role of Immune Cells and AntibodiesNicholas Willems, Cale Reeves, Vivek Shastry and Varun Rai: Heterogeneity in populations and behaviors: An agent-based model of the social spread of COVID-19 Vivek Shastry, Cale Reeves, Nicholas Willems and Varun Rai: Work In Progress: COVID-19 Policy Evaluation (CoPE) Tool: An agent-based model for ex-ante evaluation of policy designs and behavioral responses to COVID-19Amirarsalan Rajabi, Alexander Mantzaris, Ece Mutlu and Ivan Garibay: Investigating dynamics of COVID-19 spread and containment with agent-based modelingYoungsun Hwang, Joseph Immormino and Glenn-Iain Steinback: Purchasing Power to the People: An Agent-Based Simulation of Pandemic Economic RecoveryJacob Kelter, Andreas Bugler and Uri Wilensky: Agent-based models of Quadratic VotingBrian Tivnan, Carl Burke, Matthew Koehler, Matthew Mcmahon And Jason Veneman: Towards a model of the national market system: fragmented and heterogenous venuesHanin Alhaddad, Nisha Baral and Ivan Garibay: Online Rejection Influence on Behavior Deviancy and Radicalization: An Agent-Based Model ApproachNarjes Sadeghiamirshahidi, Anuj Mittal and Caroline Krejci: An agent-based model of digitally-mediated farmer transportation collaborationGraham Sack: Geometries of Desire: Simulating Rene Girard’s Mimetic TheoryMehdi Moghadam Manesh, Saeed Langarudi and Birgit Kopainsky: Can Institutionalization Prevent the Depletion of Groundwater Resources?
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Blockchain Technology for Managers
Book SynopsisBlockchain is a technology that tends to be misunderstood by managers that need to make technology acquisition decisions. This book will provide readers with a basic understanding of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT), the technologies that underpin it, and the technologies DLT is built upon. The book is purposefully not a book on how to code or explore other technical aspects of blockchain (other than the fundamentals). Rather, it provides managers with the basic understanding of the architectures and consensus algorithms, how they work, the design trade-offs of each architecture type, and what problems and use cases the core characteristics of DLT are best suited to solve ─ providing business managers with the core information they need to ask the right questions of vendors when making business value assessments and acquisition decisions. Table of ContentsDLT Types and Design Trade-offs.- Learning Objectives.- Proof-of-work.- Proof-of-stake.- Proof-of-storage.- Proof-of-authority.- Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG): AKA “The Tangle”.- Hash and Merkle Trees.- Byzantine Fault Tolerance.- Mining and Making Money.- Power Consumption.- Understanding the Fuss.- Bitcoin Demand History.- Stablecoins.- Use Cases and Applications.- Global Activity – Investment and Projects.- Which Use Cases Are Getting the Attention?.- Standards: IEEE 2418 and ISO/TC 307.- Securing IoT.- Questions for Managers to Ask.- Examples: Appliance Service Plan; Emobility; Utility Metering.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Local Stability and Ultimate Boundedness in the
Book SynopsisThis book offers a unique compendium of the authors´ own research on the use of theoretical stability analysis, showing how to take advantage of local stability design and ultimate boundedness for practical robot control. It addresses researchers and postgraduate students dealing with control theory, particularly with nonlinear systems. Thanks to the numerous worked examples, it could also be used as a textbook in postgraduate courses.Trade Review“The book is stimulating and addressed to a large spectrum of specialists (mechanical, electrical, control engineers and applied mathematicians working in rational mechanics, differential equations and control theory). It can be approached successfully by graduates and post-graduates of the aforementioned fields.” (Vladimir Răsvan, zbMATH 1489.93001, 2022)Table of ContentsA General Overview of Robot Manipulators.- Position, Orientation and Velocity of Rigid Robot Manipulators.- Dynamics of Rigid Robot Manipulators.- Mathematical Background.- Common Control Approaches for Robot Manipulators.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG On the Epistemology of Data Science: Conceptual
Book SynopsisThis book addresses controversies concerning the epistemological foundations of data science: Is it a genuine science? Or is data science merely some inferior practice that can at best contribute to the scientific enterprise, but cannot stand on its own? The author proposes a coherent conceptual framework with which these questions can be rigorously addressed. Readers will discover a defense of inductivism and consideration of the arguments against it: an epistemology of data science more or less by definition has to be inductivist, given that data science starts with the data. As an alternative to enumerative approaches, the author endorses Federica Russo’s recent call for a variational rationale in inductive methodology. Chapters then address some of the key concepts of an inductivist methodology including causation, probability and analogy, before outlining an inductivist framework. The inductivist framework is shown to be adequate and useful for an analysis of the epistemological foundations of data science. The author points out that many aspects of the variational rationale are present in algorithms commonly used in data science. Introductions to algorithms and brief case studies of successful data science such as machine translation are included. Data science is located with reference to several crucial distinctions regarding different kinds of scientific practices, including between exploratory and theory-driven experimentation, and between phenomenological and theoretical science. Computer scientists, philosophers and data scientists of various disciplines will find this philosophical perspective and conceptual framework of great interest, especially as a starting point for further in-depth analysis of algorithms used in data science. Trade Review“Readers are taken on a journey where they will discover step-by-step methodologies for data-driven research. Judiciously, each key concept of data science is concisely defined, and examples and the when, why, and how to use them are provided. … I fully recommend it.” (Thierry Edoh, Computing Reviews, February 7, 2023)Table of ContentsPreface.- Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Inductivism.- Chapter 3. Phenomenological Science.- Chapter 4. Variational Induction.- Chapter 5. Causation As Difference Making.- Chapter 6. Evidence.- Chapter 7. Concept Formation.- Chapter 8. Analogy.- Chapter 9. Causal Probability.- Chapter 10. Conclusion.- Index.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Unification of Fractional Calculi with
Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates the unifying methods of generalized versions of Hilfer, Prabhakar and Hilfer–Prabhakar fractional calculi, and we establish related unifying fractional integral inequalities of the following types: Iyengar, Landau, Polya, Ostrowski, Hilbert–Pachpatte, Hardy, Opial, Csiszar’s f-Divergence, self-adjoint operator and related to fuzziness. Our results are univariate and multivariate. This book’s results are expected to find applications in many areas of pure and applied mathematics, especially in fractional inequalities and fractional differential equations. Other interesting applications can be in applied sciences like geophysics, physics, chemistry, economics and engineering. This book is appropriate for researchers, graduate students, practitioners and seminars of the above disciplines, also to be in all science and engineering libraries.Table of ContentsProgress on generalized Hilfer fractional calculus and fractional integral inequalities.- Landau Generalized Hilfer fractional inequalities.- Iyengar-Hilfer generalized fractional inequalities.- Generalized Hilfer-Polya, Hilfer-Ostrowski and Hilfer-Hilbert-Pachpatte fractional inequalities.- Generalized Hilfer Fractional Approximation of Csiszar’s f-Divergence.- Generalized Hilfer fractional self-adjoint operator inequalities.- Essential forward and reverse generalized Hilfer-Hardy fractional inequalities.- Principles of Generalized Prabhakar-Hilfer fractional Calculus and Applications.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Synchronization of Multi-Agent Systems in the
Book SynopsisThis monograph explores the synchronization of large-scale, multi-agent dynamical systems in the presence of disturbances, delays, and time-varying networks. Drawing upon their extensive work in this area, the authors provide a thorough treatment of agents with higher-order dynamics, different classes of models for agents, and the underlying networks representing the agents’ actions. The high technical level of their presentation and their rigorous mathematical approach make this a timely and valuable resource that will fill a gap in the existing literature. Divided into two sections, the first part of the book focuses on state synchronization of homogeneous multi-agent systems. The authors consider state synchronization by determining control strategies for both continuous- and discrete-time systems that achieve state synchronization under both full- and partial-state coupling. The chapters that follow examine multi-agent systems with both linear and nonlinear time-varying agents, input-delays for continuous- and discrete-time systems, and communication delays for continuous-time systems. The second part of the book is dedicated to regulated output synchronization of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with linear and nonlinear agents. Both sections of the book include performance considerations in H2- and H-infinity norms in the presence of external disturbances.Research on synchronization of multi-agent systems has been growing in popularity and is highly interdisciplinary, with applications to automobile systems, aerospace systems, multiple-satellite GPS and high-resolution satellite imagery, aircraft formations, highway traffic platooning, industrial process control with multiple processes, and more. Synchronization of Multi-Agent Systems in the Presence of Disturbances and Delays will therefore be of interest to upper-level graduate students, researchers, and engineers in industry working on interconnected dynamical systems.Trade Review“This book presents a tangible overview of the theory and application of synchronization in a multi-agent system with an eye on disturbance and time delays. It is self-contained with preliminaries, theorem proofs and references. … This book is accessible to anyone studying systems and control theory with an undergraduate level of mathematics.” (Yilun Shang, Mathematical Reviews, October, 2022)Table of ContentsNotation and preliminaries.- Part I Synchronization of homogeneous systems.- Synchronization of continuous-time linear MAS.- Synchronization of discrete-time linear MAS.- Synchronization of linear MAS subject to actuator saturation.- Synchronization of continuous-time MAS with nonlinear time-varying agents.- Synchronization of continuous-time linear MAS with unknown input delay.- Synchronization of discrete-time linear MAS with unknown input delay.- Synchronization of continuous-time linear MAS with unknown communication delay.- Synchronization of discrete-time linear MAS with unknown communication delay.- Synchronization of linear MAS subject to actuator saturation and unknown input delay.- Synchronization of continuous-time linear time-varying MAS.- Synchronization of continuous-time nonlinear time-varying MAS.- H1 and H2 almost synchronization of continuous-time linear MAS.- Part II Synchronization of heterogeneous systems.- Necessary conditions for synchronization of heterogeneous MAS.- Regulated output synchronization of heterogeneous continuous-time linear MAS.- Regulated output synchronization of heterogeneous continuous-time nonlinear MAS.- Regulated output synchronization of heterogeneous continuous-time linear time-varying MAS.- Exact regulated output synchronization for heterogeneous continuous-time MAS in the presence of disturbances and measurement noise with known frequencies.- H1 almost output synchronization for heterogeneous continuous-time MAS.- H2 almost regulated output synchronization for heterogeneous continuous-time MAS.- Almost output synchronization of heterogeneous continuous-time linear MAS with passive agents.- Synchronization of heterogeneous continuous-/and discrete-time linear MAS with introspective agents.- A special coordinate basis (SCB) of linear multivariable systems.- Squaring down of general MIMO systems to invertible uniform rank systems via pre- and/or post-compensators.- Index.- References.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The 2021 International Conference on Machine
Book SynopsisThis book presents the proceedings of the 2020 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for IoT Security and Privacy (SPIoT-2021), online conference, on 30 October 2021. It provides comprehensive coverage of the latest advances and trends in information technology, science and engineering, addressing a number of broad themes, including novel machine learning and big data analytics methods for IoT security, data mining and statistical modelling for the secure IoT and machine learning-based security detecting protocols, which inspire the development of IoT security and privacy technologies. The contributions cover a wide range of topics: analytics and machine learning applications to IoT security; data-based metrics and risk assessment approaches for IoT; data confidentiality and privacy in IoT; and authentication and access control for data usage in IoT. Outlining promising future research directions, the book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and professionals and provides a useful reference guide for newcomers to the IoT security and privacy field. Table of ContentsAnalysis of Sentiment Tendency of Tourists' Comments Based on Text Mining.- Analysis of Smart City Construction Based on 5G Data Technology.- Prediction of Stock Price Based on Artificial Intelligence Algorithm.- Variation Translation Strategy System of Intangible Cultural Heritage Based on Data Mining.- A Computer-aided Comparative Study on Grammatical Cohesion in Abstracts of Sci-tech Journal Papers by Chinese and American Scholars.- Computer Graphics and Image Software in Advertising Design.- Design and Research of Production Information Management System for Project Based Mechanical Manufacturing Enterprises.- Impact of Computer Network Technology on Regional Economic Development.- Chaos Algorithm of Electrical Control System Based on Neural Network Technology.- Pulse Signal Acquisition System Based on Match Pursuit Algorithm.- Data Analysis of Power System Engineering Construction Based on PPSO Algorithm.- Reactive Optimization of Power System Based on K-means Algorithm.- Design and Structure Analysis of Manipulator based on Acceleration Sensor.- Discussion on Decision Tree Algorithm in University Teaching Management System.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Privacy, Security And Forensics in The Internet
Book SynopsisThis book provides the most recent security, privacy, technical and legal challenges in the IoT environments. This book offers a wide range of theoretical and technical solutions to address these challenges. Topics covered in this book include; IoT, privacy, ethics and security, the use of machine learning algorithms in classifying malicious websites, investigation of cases involving cryptocurrency, the challenges police and law enforcement face in policing cyberspace, the use of the IoT in modern terrorism and violent extremism, the challenges of the IoT in view of industrial control systems, and the impact of social media platforms on radicalisation to terrorism and violent extremism.This book also focuses on the ethical design of the IoT and the large volumes of data being collected and processed in an attempt to understand individuals’ perceptions of data and trust. A particular emphasis is placed on data ownership and perceived rights online. It examines cyber security challenges associated with the IoT, by making use of Industrial Control Systems, using an example with practical real-time considerations. Furthermore, this book compares and analyses different machine learning techniques, i.e., Gaussian Process Classification, Decision Tree Classification, and Support Vector Classification, based on their ability to learn and detect the attributes of malicious web applications. The data is subjected to multiple steps of pre-processing including; data formatting, missing value replacement, scaling and principal component analysis. This book has a multidisciplinary approach. Researchers working within security, privacy, technical and legal challenges in the IoT environments and advanced-level students majoring in computer science will find this book useful as a reference. Professionals working within this related field will also want to purchase this book.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Critical Analysis of the Challenges Police and Law Enforcement Face in Policing Cyberspace.- Ethics and the Internet of Everything: A Glimpse into People's Perceptions Of IoT Privacy and Security.- Privacy and Security Challenges and Opportunities for IoT Technologies during and beyond COVID-19.- The Challenges of the Internet of Things Considering Industrial Control Systems.- An Introduction to Cryptocurrency Investigations.- The Application of Machine Learning Algorithms in Classification of Malicious Websites.- The Use of the Internet and the Internet of Things in Modern Terrorism and Violent Extremism.- The Impact of the Internet and Social Media Platforms on Radicalisation to Terrorism and Violent Extremism.- The Internet, Social Media and the Internet of Things in Radicalisation to Terrorism and Violent Extremism.- The Internet of Things and Terrorism: A Cause for Concern.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Automata and Complexity: Essays Presented to
Book SynopsisThis book commemorates Eric Goles’s achievements in science and engineering. Eric Goles is one of the world leaders in the field of automata and complexity. His groundbreaking discoveries are in the theory and analysis of complex systems, particularly in the field of discrete systems dynamics such as neural networks, automata networks, majority networks, bootstrap percolation models, cellular automata, computational complexity theory, discrete mathematics, and theoretical computer science. Topics include cellular automata, complex networks, models of computation, expansive systems, sandpile automata, Penrose tilings, Boolean automata, models of infection, Fibonacci trees, dominos, reversible automata, and fungal automata. The chapters are authored by world leaders in computer science, physics, mathematics, and engineering. The book will be a pleasure to explore for readers from all walks of life, from undergraduate students to university professors, from mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers to chemists and biologists.Table of ContentsAbout Eric Goles.- Seven things I know about them.- Distortion in automorphisms of expansive systems.- Periods in the Q2R, X2R and Kawasaki-Q2R cellular automata.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Advances in Social Simulation: Proceedings of the
Book SynopsisThis book covers the latest advances in applying agent-based modelling in social sciences. The Social Simulation Conference is the major global conference devoted to this topic. It is aimed at promoting social simulation and computational social science. This year’s special theme is “Social Simulation geared towards Post-Pandemic times”, focused not only on questions raised by the current pandemic but also on future challenges related to economic recovery, such as localization, globalization, inequality, sustainable growth and social changes induced by progressive digitalization, data availability and artificial intelligence. The primary audience of this book are scholars and practitioners in computational social sciences including economics, business, sociology, politics, psychology and urban studies.Table of ContentsThis year’s special theme will be “Social Simulation geared towards Post-Pandemic times”, focused not only on questions raised by the current pandemic but also on future challenges related to economic recovery, such as localisation, globalization, inequality, sustainable growth and social changes induced by progressive digitalisation, data availability and artificial intelligence.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Complex Networks & Their Applications X: Volume
Book SynopsisThis book highlights cutting-edge research in the field of network science, offering scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners a unique update on the latest advances in theory and a multitude of applications. It presents the peer-reviewed proceedings of the X International Conference on Complex Networks and their Applications (COMPLEX NETWORKS 2021). The carefully selected papers cover a wide range of theoretical topics such as network models and measures; community structure, network dynamics; diffusion, epidemics and spreading processes; resilience and control as well as all the main network applications, including social and political networks; networks in finance and economics; biological and neuroscience networks, and technological networks.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Complex Networks & Their Applications X: Volume
Book SynopsisThis book highlights cutting-edge research in the field of network science, offering scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners a unique update on the latest advances in theory and a multitude of applications. It presents the peer-reviewed proceedings of the X International Conference on Complex Networks and their Applications (COMPLEX NETWORKS 2021). The carefully selected papers cover a wide range of theoretical topics such as network models and measures; community structure, network dynamics; diffusion, epidemics and spreading processes; resilience and control as well as all the main network applications, including social and political networks; networks in finance and economics; biological and neuroscience networks, and technological networks.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG System Analysis & Intelligent Computing: Theory
Book SynopsisThe book contains the newest advances related to research and development of complex intellectual systems of various nature, acting under conditions of uncertainty and multifactor risks, intelligent systems for decision-making, high performance computing, state-of-the-art information technologies for needs of science, industry, economy, and environment. The most important problems of sustainable development and global threats estimation, forecast and foresight in tasks of planning and strategic decision-making are investigated. This monograph will be useful to researchers, post-graduates, and advanced students specializing in system analysis, decision-making, strategic planning or engineering design, fundamentals of computational Intelligence, artificial Intelligence systems based on hybrid neural networks, big data, and data mining.Table of ContentsPart I: System Analysis of Complex Systems.- Cyclic Regularities of the Covid-19 Spread and Vaccination Effect on Its Further Reduction.- Cyber-physical Systems Operation with Guaranteed Survivability and Safety under Conditions of Uncertainty and Multifactor Risks.- System Approach to Control-Oriented Mathematical Modeling of Thermal Processes of Buildings.- Toward the Mentality Accounting in Large Social Systems Models.- The Strategy of Underground Construction Objects Planning Based on Foresight and Cognitive Modelling Methodologies.- Assessing Territories for Urban Underground Objects Using Morphological Analysis-Based Model.- Application of Impulse Process Models with Multirate Sampling in Cognitive Maps of Cryptocurrency for Dynamic Decision Making.- Systemic Approach to Risk Estimation Using DSS.- Experimental Research of Impact of Order of Pairwise Alternative Comparisons upon Credibility of Expert Session Results.- Part II: Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Computing Technologies.- Enhancing the Relevance of Information Retrieval in Internet Media and Social Networks in Scenario Planning Tasks.- Breathmonitor: AI Sleep Apnea Mobile Detector.- Structure Optimization and Investigations of the Hybrid GMDH-Neo-fuzzy Neural Networks in Forecasting Problems.- The Method of Deformed Stars as a Population Algorithm for Global Optimization.- Guaranteed Estimation of Solutions to First Order Compatible Linear Systems of Periodic Ordinary Differential Equations with Unknown Right-Hand Sides.- Application of the Theory of Optimal Set Partitioning for Constructing Fuzzy Voronoi Diagrams.- Integrated Approach to Financial Data Analysis, Modeling and Forecasting.- Unranked Fuzzy Logic and Reasoning.- Fractal Analysis and Its Applications in Urban Environment.- Fractal Analysis Usage Areas in Healthcare.- Program Code Protecting Mechanism Based on Obfuscation Tools.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Cyber-Physical Systems: Modelling and Industrial
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the open questions regarding the modelling of cyber-physical systems and their application in different industries. The industry needs new approaches to improve its competitiveness. The concept of cyber-physical systems supports such changes, with the need to find new modelling tools becoming a key challenge. The book contains five-section covering the following topics: cyber-physical systems modelling, IoT and signal processing, cyber-physical systems intelligent control, cyber-physical systems industrial implementation and the production of the new material for cyber-physical systems. These approaches, on the one hand, should ensure the execution of current business processes, and on the other hand, ensure a quick speed of reactions to changes. The target audience of the book are practitioners, enterprises representatives, scientists, PhD and Master students who perform scientific research on modelling and industrial application of cyber-physical systems.Table of ContentsCyber-Physical Systems Modelling.- IoT and Signal Processing.- Cyber-Physical Systems Intelligent Control.- Cyber-Physical Systems Industrial implementation.- New Materials Production for Cyber-Physical Systems.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Realization and Model Reduction of Dynamical
Book SynopsisThis book celebrates Professor Thanos Antoulas's 70th birthday, marking his fundamental contributions to systems and control theory, especially model reduction and, more recently, data-driven modeling and system identification. Model reduction is a prominent research topic with wide ranging scientific and engineering applications. Table of ContentsPart I: Linear Dynamical Systems: B. Joseph, The rational interpolation problem: Grassmannian and Loewner-matrix approaches.- B. Jean-Paul, The conditioning of a linear barycentric rational interpolant.- D. Zlatko, Learning low-dimensional dynamical-system models from noisy frequency-response data with Loewner rational interpolation.- E. Mark, Pseudospectra of Loewner Matrix Pencils.- R. Paolo, A Loewner matrix approach to the identification of linear time-varying systems.- V. D. Paul, Linear System Matrices of Rational Transfer Functions.- Part II: Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: C. Xingang, Interpolation-based Model Order Reduction for Quadratic-Bilinear Systems and H2 Optimal Approximation.- C. Sridhar, An Adaptive Sampling Approach for the reduced basis method.- K. Boris, Balanced Truncation Model Reduction for Lifted Nonlinear Systems.- L. Sanda, Modeling the buck converter from measurements of its Harmonic Transfer Function.- P. Mihaly, Model reduction and realization theory of linear switched systems.- Part III: Structured Dynamical Systems: F. F. Damasceno, Developments in the Computation of Reduced Order Models with the Use of Dominant Spectral Zeros.- M. Volker, Structure-preserving Interpolatory Model Reduction for Port-Hamiltonian Differential-Algebraic Systems.- P. D. Igor, Data-Driven Identification of Rayleigh-Damped Second-Order Systems.- S. Tatjana, Balanced truncation model reduction for 3D linear magneto-quasistatic field problems.- Van der S. Arjan, Structure-preserving model reduction of physical network systems.- Part IV: Model Reduction for Control: B. Tobias, H2-gap model reduction for stabilizable and detactable systems.- H. Matthias, Reduced Order Model Hessian Approximations in Newton Methods for Optimal Control.- P.-V. Charles, Interpolation-based irrational model control design and stabilty analysis.- Part V: Applications: D. Clifford, Oscillations in Biology: G. Eduardo, Model-Order Reduction for Coupled Flow and Linear Thermal-Poroplasticity with Applications to Unconventional Reservoirs.- I. Roxana, Challenges in model reduction for real-time simulation of traction chain systems.- N. Masaaki, Sparse Representation for Sampled-data Hinf Filter.- S. Eduardo, Analysis of a reduced model of epithelial–mesenchymal fate determination in cancer metastasis as a singularly-perturbed monotone system.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Multivariate Statistical Analysis in the Real and
Book SynopsisThis book explores topics in multivariate statistical analysis, relevant in the real and complex domains. It utilizes simplified and unified notations to render the complex subject matter both accessible and enjoyable, drawing from clear exposition and numerous illustrative examples. The book features an in-depth treatment of theory with a fair balance of applied coverage, and a classroom lecture style so that the learning process feels organic. It also contains original results, with the goal of driving research conversations forward.This will be particularly useful for researchers working in machine learning, biomedical signal processing, and other fields that increasingly rely on complex random variables to model complex-valued data. It can also be used in advanced courses on multivariate analysis. Numerous exercises are included throughout.Table of Contents1. Mathematical Preliminaries.- 2. The Univariate Gaussian and Related Distribution.- 3. Multivariate Gaussian and Related Distributions.- 4. The Matrix-variate Gaussian Distribution.- 5. Matrix-variate Gamma and Beta Distributions.- 6. Hypothesis Testing and Null Distributions.- 7. Rectangular Matrix-variate Distributions.- 8. Distributions of Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.- 9. Principal Component Analysis.- 10. Canonical Correlation Analysis.- 11. Factor Analysis.- 12. Classification Problems.- 13. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA).- 14. Profile Analysis and Growth Curves.- 15. Cluster Analysis and Correspondence Analysis.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Emerging Research in Intelligent Systems:
Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the proceedings of the XVI Multidisciplinary International Congress on Science and Technology (CIT 2021), held in Quito, Ecuador, on June 14–18, 2021, proudly organized by Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE in collaboration with GDEON. CIT is an international event with a multidisciplinary approach that promotes the dissemination of advances in science and technology research through the presentation of keynote conferences. In CIT, theoretical, technical, or application works that are research products are presented to discuss and debate ideas, experiences, and challenges. Presenting high-quality, peer-reviewed papers, the book discusses the following topics: Artificial Intelligence Computational Modeling Data Communications Defense Engineering Innovation, Technology, and Society Managing Technology & Sustained Innovation, and Business Development Security and Cryptography Software Engineering
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Emerging Research in Intelligent Systems:
Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the proceedings of the XVI Multidisciplinary International Congress on Science and Technology (CIT 2021), held in Quito, Ecuador, on June 14–18, 2021, proudly organized by Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE in collaboration with GDEON. CIT is an international event with a multidisciplinary approach that promotes the dissemination of advances in science and technology research through the presentation of keynote conferences. In CIT, theoretical, technical, or application works that are research products are presented to discuss and debate ideas, experiences, and challenges. Presenting high-quality, peer-reviewed papers, the book discusses the following topics: Artificial Intelligence Computational Modeling Data Communications Defense Engineering Innovation, Technology, and Society Managing Technology & Sustained Innovation, and Business Development Security and Cryptography Software Engineering
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Distributed Coordination Theory for Robot Teams
Book SynopsisDistributed Coordination Theory for Robot Teams develops control algorithms to coordinate the motion of autonomous teams of robots in order to achieve some desired collective goal. It provides novel solutions to foundational coordination problems, including distributed algorithms to make quadrotor helicopters rendezvous and to make ground vehicles move in formation along circles or straight lines. The majority of the algorithms presented in this book can be implemented using on-board cameras. The book begins with an introduction to coordination problems, such as rendezvous of flying robots, and modelling. It then provides a solid theoretical background in basic stability, graph theory and control primitives. The book discusses the algorithmic solutions for numerous distributed control problems, focusing primarily on flying robotics and kinematic unicycles. Finally, the book looks to the future, and suggests areas discussed which could be pursued in further research. This book will provide practitioners, researchers and students in the field of control and robotics new insights in distributed multi-agent systems.Trade Review“The book is intended for students and scientists and should be of interest to practicing and research engineers as well as Ph.D. students in the field of motion control of robots and robot teams.” (Clementina Mladenova, zbMATH 1503.93007, 2023)Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Modelling.- 3. Coordination Problems.- 4. Preliminaries.- 5. Rendezvous of Flying Robots with Local and Distributed Feedbacks.- 6. Rendezvous of Kinematic Unicycles with Local and Distributed Feedbacks.- 7. Formations of Kinematic Unicycles.- 8. Formations of Kinematic Unicycles with Parallel and Circular Collective Motions.- 9. General Formation Path Following.- 10. Unicycle Formation Simulation Trials.- 11. Conclusions and Future Research.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Machine Learning for Smart Environments/Cities:
Book SynopsisThis book introduces machine learning and its applications in smart environments/cities. At this stage, a comprehensive understanding of smart environment/city applications is critical for supporting future research. This book includes chapters written by researchers from different countries across the globe and identifies critical threads in research and also gaps that open up new and challenging lines of research for the future. Recent advances are discussed, and thorough reviews introduce readers to critical domains. The discussion on key research topics presented in this book accelerates smart city and smart environment implementations based on IoT technologies. Consequently, this book supports future research activities aimed at developing future IoT architectures for smart environments/cities.Table of ContentsAn Introduction and Systematic Review on Machine Learning for Smart Environments/Cities: An IoT Approach.- Model-Based Digital Threads for Socio-Technical Systems.- IoT Regulated Water Quality Prediction Through Machine Learning for Smart Environments.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Control Systems: An Introduction
Book SynopsisThis textbook is designed for an introductory, one-semester course in Control Systems for undergraduates and graduates in various engineering departments, such as electrical, mechanical, aerospace, and civil. It is written to be concise, clear, and yet comprehensive to make it easier for the students to learn this important subject with high mathematical complexity. The author emphasizes the physical simulation of systems, making it easier for readers to understand system behavior. The popular MATLAB® software package is used for programming and simulation. Every new concept is explained with figures and examples for a clear understanding. The simple and clear style of presentation, along with comprehensive coverage, enables students to obtain a solid foundation in the subject and for use in practical applications.Table of Contents1. Introduction2. The Laplace Transform3. Mathematical Modeling of Electrical Systems4. Mathematical Modeling of Mechanical Systems5. Block Diagrams and Signal-Flow Graphs6. Steady State and Transient Responses7. Root Locus8. Design of Control Systems in Frequency Domain - Bode plot9. Nyquist Plot10. State-space Analysis of Control Systems11. Design of Control Systems in State space
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG New Trends and Applications in Internet of Things
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the use of The Internet of Things (IoT) and big data in business intelligence, data management, Hadoop, machine learning, cloud, smart cities, etc. IoT and big data emerged from the early 2000s data boom, driven forward by many of the early internet and technology companies. The Internet of Things (IoT) is an interconnection of several devices, networks, technologies, and human resources to achieve a common goal. There are a variety of IoT-based applications being used in different sectors and have succeeded in providing huge benefits to the users. The generation of big data by IoT has ruptured the existing data processing capacity of IoT and recommends to adopt the data analytics to strengthen solutions. The success of IoT depends upon the influential association of big data analytics. New technologies like search engines, mobile devices, and industrial machines provided as much data as companies could handle—and the scale continues to grow. In a study conducted by IDC, the market intelligence firm estimated that the global production of data would grow 10x between 2015 and 2020. So, the proposed book covers up all the aspects in the field discuss above.Table of ContentsPQD Analysis in Smart Grid System Using Attention-based Neural Network.- Internet of Things Waste Detection and Classification using Optimal Deep Learning Model.- A Smart Record System for Driver Accidental Using Blockchain.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Forthcoming Networks and Sustainability in the
Book SynopsisThis book aims to provide a platform to the researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry to meet and share their experience and knowledge. Forthcoming Networks and Sustainability in the IoT Era (FoNeS-IoT), Volume 1 & 2, aims to bring together researchers and professionals to exchange ideas on the advancements in technology, application areas for advanced communication systems and development of new services, and facilitate a tremendous growth of new devices and smart things that need to be connected to the Internet through a variety of wireless technologies. Parallel to this, new capabilities such as pervasive sensing, multimedia sensing, machine learning, deep learning, unmanned aerial vehicles, cloud and edge computing, energy efficiency/harvesting, and computing power open the way to new domains, services, and business models beyond the traditional mobile Internet. The new areas in turn come with various requirements in terms of reliability, quality of service, and energy efficiency. These are only some examples of the challenges that are of interest to researchers in Forthcoming Networks and Sustainability in the IoT Era (FoNeS-IoT). It will explore the latest developments, innovations, and best practices within the IoT and the impact it has on industries including: manufacturing, transport, supply chain, communication, government, legal sectors, financial services, energy utilities, insurance, health care, retail, and many others. It provides opportunities for academicians and scientists along with professionals, policymakers, and practitioners from various fields in a global realm to present their research, contributions, and views, on one forum, and interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines. Papers describing applications of IoT in e-Health, Smart Systems & Management, Communication, and Education are also included, but the focus is mainly on how new and novel techniques advance the performance in application areas, rather than a presentation of yet another application of conventional tool. Papers on such applications describe a principled solution, emphasize its novelty, and present an in-depth evaluation of the techniques being exploited.Table of ContentsEvolution Characteristics of High-Tech Industry Innovation Efficiency under the Background of Information Technology.- The Effect of Rapid Weight Loss on Football Players' Health and Athletic Ability under Computer Technology.- University Art Education and Informatization Teaching Innovation in the Era of Network Information.- (CAD/CAM) Preliminary Establishment of Digital System in Dental Restoration.- Effectiveness of College Students' Physical Exercise on Improving Mood State Based on Big Data.- Influence of Big Data Information Processing Technology on English Reading Anxiety.- Use of Animal Waste for Heat and Produce Electricity in form of Steam Power.- A Hybrid Scheduling Approach in the Cloud.
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